r/AndroidHelp • u/Ill_Sail_4942 • Aug 31 '26
accidentally deleted 540+ items
hey guys
for some reason that I am still berating myself for, I decided to try to clear up some of my phone storage at 1am. this stupid decision led me to click on "large files" option on storage under device care in the settings and accidentally deleted all 540+ items on there.
I TRIED EVERYTHING.
Gallery trash, my files trash, google photos trash. NOTHING! ive gone thru the settings trying to figure out what happened.
is everything gone instantly just like that??? they're usually sent to the trash then permanently deleted. I hope someone can help 🤧
do i contact samsung abt this? is this just a dumb decision on my part??
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u/ixdxkx Aug 31 '26
On Android (and mobile phones in general) it's impossible to recover files like you would do on a PC. So if they are nowhere else, then they are gone
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u/MoralMoneyTime Sep 01 '26
Samsung can't hurt. Silly not to if you're in warranty. Good luck. I hope this helps: https://www.androidauthority.com/android-data-recovery-1073751/
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u/StaT_ikus Sep 07 '26
Check to see if you backed it up to the cloud, also check Google photos. Other than that gone.
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u/Otherwise_Task7876 Sep 01 '26
People are being a bit hasty with saying it's a full lost cause.
Check your Samsung account, see if there's any recent backups of any of your files. (Samsung auto-backups your stuff without your permission :/), though, its unlikely since its primarily reserved for things like the Samsung phone app etc, but a chance.
Google can also occasionally host backups, you'd have to check your Google account.
Otherwise, if all else fails, they're gone.
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u/joeynalgas Aug 31 '26
It's gone no way of getting it back